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Jan. 24, 1939. B. H. ADLER LETTER Filed Oct. 13, 1953 7 1 z il,

w A 4 m Patented Jan. 24, 1939 v UNITED STATES PATENT orrlce LETTER Benjamin H. Adler, Chicago, 111.

Application October 13, 1933, Serial No. 693,426

4 Claims. (01. 40-140) This invention relates to letters for signs, such and 8 at the top and two lugs 9 and 10 at the as advertising signs, and has for its object to probottom. The lugs at the top have recesses ll vide a new and improved device of this descripwhich extend vertically entirely therealong. The tion. The invention has as a further object to lugs 3 and ill have recesses 12 which are only open provide a letter which can be easily and quickly at the top and the inner ends, being closed at :3 inserted and removed from a combination of letthe bottom and the outer ends. The glass can ters. The invention has as a further object to be slid down from the top between the lugs I and provide a letter with means for efficiently sup- 8 and will rest at the bottom of the recesses in porting the glass in connection therewith. The lugs 9 and Hi. On the back of the letter proinvention has as a further object to provide letjecting inwardly from the back face of the letter in ters with connecting lugs for easily connecting is an upstanding rib 13. This rib preferably enthem with adjacent letters. The invention has gages the outer face of the glass and also acts as a further object to provide means for preto guide water that may run along the back of venting the moisture from passing out in front of the letter, due to rain or the like, from getting II the letter. The invention has other objects which on to the front of the letter. This upstanding l5 are more particularly pointed out in the accomrib has passageways M therethrough at certain panying description. points, as indicated in Fig. 2, so that water which Referring now to the drawing, may enter from the front through the opening of Fig. 1 is a front view of one of the letters; the letter itself will be directed away from the 0 Fig. 2 is a rear view of the letter illustrated front of the rib to the rear thereof so that it in Fig. 1; cannot get back on to the front of the letter.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of In the construction of Fig. 2 there is a sepa- Fig. 2; rate piece of glass back of the opening in each Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken of line 44 of letter. In the construction shown in Fig. 5 the Fig. 2; lugs l, 8, 9 and I0 are omitted so that a single 25 Fig. 5 is a rear view of a letter showing a modipiece of glass may extend across several letters. fied construction; When the letters are assembled the connecting Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on line 66 of member 4 of one letter is inserted in the recesses Fig. 2; of the holding lugs 5, the two letters having over- Fig. 7 is a view in part section showing the lapping portions at this point. The present con- 30 meeting edges of two letters when placed tostruction makes an easy, simple, cheap and effigether. cient manner of forming and connecting the Like numerals refer to like parts throughout letters, and also an effective manner of prevent-v the several figures. ing water that may reach the back of the letter Referring now to the drawing, I have illusfrom running out on the front of the letter and 35 trated a letter i which, for purposes of illustrastreaking or staining it. tion, I have shown as the letter E. This letter I claim: is preferably mounted or cast and may be made i. A. section to be used in signs comprising a out of metal or any other suitable material. The body portion having at one edge a connecting letter is provided with a body portion 2 and is piece with its front face back of the front face 40 preferably provided with a raised portion 3 of the section and at its opposite edge separated around the outline of the letter. At one side the recessed connecting lugs on the back of the body letter is provided with a projecting connecting portion and extending toward the last menmember 4- having its outer face in a plane back of tioned edge, to receive the connecting piece of the the front plane of the letter. At the other side adjacent section, said connecting lugs lapping the 4,5

of the letter there is provided the recessed conbody portion of the section so that the connectnecting lugs 5. The connecting member 4 passes ing piece of the adjacent section has confining under the connecting lugs 5 so that the two letportions on both sides thereof. ters are held together. The letter has at the 2. A section to be used in signs comprising a bottom a support engaging member 6 which fits body portion having at one edge a connecting 50 over a support in the frame in which the letters piece with its front face back of the front face are mounted. The letter has some suitable of the section and at its opposite edge separated means for holding a glass in position back of it. recessed connecting lugs on the back of the body As shown in Fig. 2 there are four recessed lugs portion and extending toward the last mentioned on the back of the letter, there being two lugs I edge, to receive the connecting piece of an ad- 55 jacent section, one lug located near one end of the section and the other located near the other end of the section, the lugs being integral with the body portion of the section, the connecting piece of the adjacent section being received between the body portion and the lugs of the first mentioned section.

3. A section to be used in signs comprising a body portion having at one edge a connecting piece with its front face back of the front face of the section and at its opposite edge separated recessed connecting lugs on the back of the body portion and extending toward the last mentioned edge, one near each end of the section to receive the connecting piece of an adjacent section, the face formed between the body portion and the recess of the lug being substantially in the same plane as the rear face of the body portion of the section.

4. A letter of cast material comprising a body portion formed to represent the letter, having at one edge a connecting piece with its front face back of the front face of the letter, and at its opposite edge separated recessed connecting lugs on the back of the body portion and extending toward the edge of that portion and lapping the body portion of the letter, to receive the connecting member of an adjacent letter.

BENJAMIN H. ADLER. 

